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By Megan Shersby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 15 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Feeling crafty and want to try your hand at embroidery? Whether you\u2019re a complete beginner or a more experience stitcher, there\u2019s something for everyone in our round-up of these beautiful wildlife-themed embroidery kits.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the difference between embroidery and cross stitch?<\/h3>\n
Technically, cross stitching is a type of embroidery, but as explained in our best wildlife-themed cross stitch kits article<\/a>, each stitch is a little x and usually worked onto a piece of gridded fabric called aida (sometimes printed). In embroidery, a template outline is transferred onto fabric (sometimes printed on) and filled in and uses a wider variety of stitches.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re new to embroider (or cross stitching, our colleagues over on Gathered.how have got lots of helpful guides and tutorials in their How To Embroider hub<\/a>\u00a0(or How To Cross Stitch hub<\/a>), as well as plenty of free embroidery patterns<\/a>\u00a0(or free cross-stitch patterns<\/a>) to download and enjoy.<\/p>\n

How to choose the right embroidery kit for you<\/h3>\n
There\u2019s a few factors to keep in mind when shopping for a embroidery kit \u2013 levels of difficulty (including the types of stitches and how many colours are used), how large a design you want to stitch (and how portable it is), and the quality of fabric and threads. Plus, whether you need to buy a whole kit or if you\u2019ve got a stash of fabric and threads to hand and actually it would be better to buy and download a chart instead (some of the charts in the kits below are also available as PDF downloads).<\/p>\n
Best animal, plant and fungi embroidery kits<\/h2>\n
Wildwood embroidery kit, by Hawthorn Handmade<\/h3>\n
Buy now<\/strong> from Amazon<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a321.95<\/a>),\u00a0 Etsy<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a321.95<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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This lovely wildwood embroidery kit by the Dorset-based company features a botanical inspired pattern, plus a bonus little beetle. It\u2019s a great kit for beginners to try out as the pattern is printed onto the 100% cotton fabric, so there\u2019s no faffing around with transfers (which are not difficult to use, but by not having one, it makes the kit a bit easier for complete beginners). However, I did find that the printed lines were perhaps a little thick, and could be just a little thinner to help hide them once the stitches are in place. The stitch guide is clear and easy to follow. Plus, it\u2019s also available with a black fabric background instead.<\/p>\n
This pattern consists of six types of stitches, and is available as a PDF download<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a35.95<\/a>).<\/p>\n
The kit contains: a wooden embroidery hoop, pre-printed cotton fabric, DMC embroidery thread (in five colours), an embroidery needle, instructions, a stitch guide and a printed card pattern.<\/p>
Stitch your own card embroidery kit \u2013 sea creatures, by West Coast Stitchery<\/h3>\n
Buy now<\/strong> from Etsy<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a312.00<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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This kit is a really nice way to introduce yourself (or someone else) to embroidery \u2013 whilst also creating cute marine-themed cards! The A6 cards come with the design printed on, the stitching holes punched in, and are blank inside for you to add your own message. The pre-punching of the holes and only using two types of stitching (back stitch and running stitch) meant that embroidering these cards was even more mindful than the other embroidery kits, as less concentration was required.<\/p>\n
A kit containing the three cards contains: three pre-printed and pre-punched brown recycled cards, three brown recycled envelopes, DMC embroidery thread (in six colours), an embroidery needle, coloured craft paper for the back of the embroidery, instructions and a stitch guide.<\/p>\n
Moon gazing hare embroidery kit, by Paraffle<\/h3>\n
Buy now<\/strong> from Etsy<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a325.00<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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This embroidery kit from Edinburgh-based Paraffle consists of an absolutely charming moon-gazing hare pattern, and is made up of just two colours. That, combined with the types of stitches and the accompanying stitch guide, means that this isn\u2019t too difficult a pattern for beginners. The fabric comes unprinted, which may be daunting for some, but there are instructions for the using the Solvy paper \u2013 which is adhesive and water soluble. So once finished, you just need to run the fabric under a lukewarm tap to break up and wash away the transfer (again, details on doing so are included in the instructions).<\/p>\n
This pattern includes eight types of stitches: single, back, chain, stem, satin, French knot, lazy Daisy and six-point star, and is also available as a PDF download<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a34.99<\/a>) via the Paraffle Embroidery website.<\/p>\n
The kit contains: a wooden embroidery hoop, unprinted cotton fabric, pattern paper, felt fabric (for backing), embroidery needle, DMC embroidery thread (in two colours), instructions and stitch guide.<\/p>\n
Wild flowers and bee linen embroidery kit, by Hoop Embroidery Company<\/h3>\n
Buy now<\/strong> from Etsy<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a322.50<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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This is such a sweet little set, I almost didn\u2019t want to try it out for review and instead gift it to a friend! Perhaps I shall gift the completed kit instead. My kit came with pre-printed fabric, and the pattern was very easy to follow \u2013 though I did struggle with the fine details of the bumblebee\u2019s wings. Once thing I find was that the edges of the linen fabric starting fraying very quickly and often needed snipping.\u00a0The instructions are relatively clear to read and follow, though I did end up checking some of the stitching types against online guides.<\/p>\n
This pattern consists of five types of stitches: satin, brick, whip, split and French knots, and is available as a PDF download<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a37.20<\/a>).<\/p>\n
The kit contains: a wooden embroidery hoop, pre-printed \u201cmagic paper\u201d pattern or pre printed fabric, white cotton calico fabric or natural linen fabric,\u00a0Madeira mercerised embroidery thread (in five colours), an\u00a0embroidery needle, instructions.<\/p>\n
Cream spot tiger moth embroidery kit, by Rabbit Hat Designs<\/h3>\n
Buy now<\/strong> from Etsy<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a324.09<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>
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I do so love a tiger moth, so this cream spot tiger moth pattern was very enjoyable to embroider. Although the pattern is quite small (the hoop is 4 inches in diameter), it\u2019s a good kit for beginners as the black areas are very forgiving to mistakes. It also comes with the pre-printed fabric already loaded into the embroidery hoop, which is very handy for anyone that might struggle with pattern transfers or fitting fabric smoothly into hoops.<\/p>\n
This pattern consists of two types of stitches: straight and back stitch, and is available as a PDF download<\/a>\u00a0(\u00a37.70<\/a>).<\/p>\n
The kit contains: a\u00a0bamboo embroidery hoop, embroidery threads (in four colours), an embroidery needle, instructions, fabric template, natural embroidery linen.<\/p>\n
Soothing Spring embroidery kit, by DMC<\/h3>\n
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